{"id":38780,"date":"2023-09-26T00:47:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T23:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/?p=38780"},"modified":"2023-09-25T14:04:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T13:04:47","slug":"tim-quinn-and-dicky-howetts-doctor-who-comic-strip-is-back-for-60th-anniversary-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2023\/09\/26\/tim-quinn-and-dicky-howetts-doctor-who-comic-strip-is-back-for-60th-anniversary-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Quinn and Dicky Howett\u2018s Doctor Who? Comic Strip Is Back for 60th Anniversary Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ttr_start\"><\/div>\n<p>Many DWC readers will remember affectionately Tim Quinn and Dicky Howlett\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Doctor Who?&nbsp;<\/em>strip, which ran for fifteen years in&nbsp;<em>Doctor Who Magazine.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The strip poked affectionate fun at the series on screen and behind the scenes. Quite astonishingly, it ran from issue 64 to 225, with some special strips published for the 350th and 500<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0issues. Years after the strip finished its run, Tim Quinn and Dicky Howlett have returned to the strip in\u00a0<em>Who\u2019s 60<\/em>, a new book which features brand new strips focusing on the Doctors who have graced the show since the original strip was cancelled, plus their own pick of the best of the original comic strips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Who\u2019s 60\u00a0<\/em>is published by Viking Press Comics, which also publishes Quinn and Howlett\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Fantastic 400: The World\u2019s Largest Super Hero Team<\/em>, in which Tim and Dicky take advantage of their long association with Marvel comics to lampoon Marvel\u2019s superheroes and villains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Who&#8217;s 60<\/em> is part of the events celebrating 60 years of <em>Doctor Who<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3rvO53G\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Who\u2019s 60<\/em>\u00a0is available now, published by Viking Press Comics<\/a>\u00a0| ISBN: 978-1912587865 |<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<em><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Rv58h7\" target=\"_blank\">The Fantastic 400: The Worlds Largest Super Hero Team<\/a><\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0is also available now, published by Viking Press Comics | ISBN: 978-1912587889<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe sandbox=\"allow-popups allow-scripts allow-modals allow-forms allow-same-origin\" style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=GB&#038;source=ss&#038;ref=as_ss_li_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=thedocwhocom-21&#038;language=en_GB&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=GB&#038;placement=1912587866&#038;asins=1912587866&#038;linkId=bd62cdacb9caa6fc4295d1af36305367&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><\/iframe>\n<div class=\"ttr_end\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The strip originally ran in Doctor Who Magazine, beginning with #64.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":39502,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"Tim Quinn and Dicky Howett\u2018s #DoctorWho? 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